The Calm Elephant and The Tailor

There lived an elephant in a village. While going to river to take a bath regularly he passed a tailor's shop. Tailor always gave him something to eat. The two became friends.

As usual one day he put his trunk inside the shop. The tailor was not in a good mood as he had a quarrel with a customer.

The tailor instead of giving him something to eat pricked a needle into his trunk. The elephant silently went away.

The elephant reached the river and took his bath. After that he filled muddy water in his trunk. On his way back he stopped at the tailor's shop and threw all the muddy water on the clothes in the shop. All the clothes were destroyed. Tailor had to bear heavy loss.

Moral: As you sow, so shall you reap?

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The Art of Drawing

Rahul, a small boy was very fond of drawing but his father didn't allow him to do so. One day he was sitting on a windowsill when he saw a red car parked outside his house. He made a sketch of it.

Next day, the police came to his house to esquire about a red car that belonged to a gangster. Rahul showed them his sketch from which the police got the information about the model of the car and its number too.

After few days, the police came and said that because of Ronnie's sketch, the gangster was caught. Rahul's father praised him and then never stopped him from drawing.

Moral: Do what you love and keep it regularly.

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Honest Woodcutter and Water God

Once upon a time there lived a poor woodcutter lived in a small village, earning his livelihood by cutting wood from the forest. One day, while chopping a tree near a river, his axe slipped from his hands and fell into the deep water. He sat by the river, saddened, as the axe was his only tool to earn a living.

Suddenly, a water spirit appeared and asked him why he was upset. When he explained, the spirit dived into the river and returned with a golden axe. "Is this yours?" she asked. The woodcutter shook his head. The spirit then brought out a silver axe, but again, the woodcutter refused. Finally, she returned with his old, iron axe. The woodcutter smiled and said, "Yes, this one is mine!"

The spirit was pleased with his honesty and rewarded him by giving him all three axes. The woodcutter went home happily, knowing that honesty had brought him unexpected riches.

Moral: Honesty is always rewarded, even when you least expect it.

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The Emperor’s Seed and His Successor

An old and wise emperor, wanting to choose his successor, called the children of his kingdom and gave each of them a single seed. "Take these seeds home, plant them, and in a year, return with your plant. The child with the best plant will become the next ruler," he announced.

A humble boy named Lin took his seed home and planted it with great care. He watered it daily and placed it in the sunlight, but weeks passed, and nothing grew. Meanwhile, other children boasted about their flourishing plants. Lin felt sad but refused to be dishonest.

A year later, all the children presented their beautiful plants to the emperor. Lin, however, arrived with an empty pot. The emperor inspected all the plants and then smiled at Lin. "The seeds I gave were boiled and could never grow. All of you, except Lin, have been dishonest," he declared. "Lin has shown true integrity and will be the future emperor!"

The kingdom celebrated Lin’s honesty, proving that integrity and truthfulness are the strongest virtues.

Moral: Integrity leads to true success, even when honesty seems difficult.

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